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Tuesday. April IS, 1950 MEDrOHP (OHECOW) MAIL TtUBOKS-mrS On the Side-8 c v 0ur,in9 (Distributed b Kim features Syndicate, lacJ ! fti NMlMMUIIUIIHHlllllMim It's raining again today down here In the Sunshine state. When I squawked to a native Floridian about the matter he passed it off lightly. He said: "Don't you wish they had the blessing of these wonderful rainy days in New York? We have no water short age here. We don't have to hire rainmakers in Florida." 1 changed the subject. What irri tated me was that he didn't even say it was "unusual weather. Cooking So you claim your wife is a good cook? Can she make "Hush Puppies"? That is a Florida culi nary favorite. If your matrimon ial mate doesn't know how to make "Hush Puppies" she can find out by reading the book titled. "Cross Creek Cookery, by Marjorie Rinnans Rawlings. Among the innumerable exam ples of Florida food favorites mentioned in this book are "Florida Soft Shell Turtle Soup," "Donax Broth," "St. Au gustine Deep Fried Shrimps," "Florida Backwoods Biscuits," "Swamp Cabbage," "Alligator Steak" and "Canned Rattlesnake Meat." Alligator steak is said to be quite a delicacy. Rattlesnake meat is said to be good, too, but it has been reported that former Governor Grant, of Florida, who .MimimiiitiiiiiiiimiMMM" Postman Should Deliver Insurance Checks Any Day Washington, Apr. 11 U.R Most of the 1,800,000 veterans who have not received their special GI life insurance divi dends can relax. The postman should deliver them almost any day. The Veterans Administration said todav the assembly line cheekwritine on the S2.800.000, 000 dividend fund should be cleaned up in the next two or three weeKs. VA hastened to add a "But.' Long Trickle Seen A trickle of checks will con timip tn en out for months and perhaps, years to ex-GI's who only now are applying lor their dividends ana 10 certain pruu- lom rasps, it said. About 14,500,000 veteran policy-holders have applied for the special dividend payments. New amplications are coming in at the rate of about 25.000 a week, An estimated 15,600.000 living ex-GI's are eligible. There is no cut-off date by which they must apply. At the close of business yester day, the treasury had placed in hp mnil since mid-Januarv 12.- 056.561 checks for a total of S2.284. 606.628. Regional treasury offices now are working sending out divi dend checks to beneficiaries of the 400.000 GI policy-holders who have died. VA explained that this operation is being han dled differently from the other dividend payments. 700 Planes Ordered By Navy in Year Washington, Apr. 11 U.R) The navy has ordered more than 700 airplanes during the current fiscal year ending next June 30, it was learned today. Industry sources estimated the cost of roughly more than $500 million. The navy disclosed officially that it has placed $234,927,263 worth of orders with eight air craft manufacturers out of fiscal 1950 funds. The figure covered only airframes and did not in clude engines, instruments, spare parts and other necessary items. Airframes, according to indus try sources, usually represent 40 to 50 per cent of the total cost. The navy's statement was the first disclosure by either the navy or air force of 1950 pro curement plans although the year runs out in 2, months. was very fond of rattlesnake meat, said he first wanted to know "if the snake had bit him self." Incidentally, did you know the duchess of Windsor had writ ten a cook book titled ."My Fa orite Southern Recipes"? I saw the duchess of Windsor in Palm Beach recently. She continues to be a very smart looker. Pleas Note Florida boosters are very con scious of the value of major league baseball teams playing exhibition games in the state during the training season. Some Miami ocean front hotels give the major leaguers a special rate of eight dollars a day for room and meals. People Harry Richman, the veteran night spot entertainer, and his charming spouse, Yvonne, spend the winter in their house in Miami and their summers on their 43 acre cattle ranch in Ne vada. . . . Martha Raye is now a fiermanent resident of Miami and ives there all the year around except when away for entertain ment engagements. She is short ly due to appear for two weeks at the Hotel Flamingo, in Las Vegas, Nev. Asides The Florida International Base ball league consists of teams from the seven principal towns of Florida and one from Havana. The league has been in existence four years. Havana has won the pennant every year. ... As for the hardest language to learn, Imo Colemenares, Los Angeles language teacher, says it is Japa nese. Says Doctor Colemnares: "Japanese has three different al phabets and one cannot read Japanese without knowing Chi nese." Briefly Am informed an alligator started to cross the main high way near Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and was run over by an automo bile. I didn't know alligators got as close to the highway as that. . . . Being compelled to give their exact age to the census taker or suffer severe penalties is very hard on some women. It is not always a matter of vanity. Many husbands do not for certain know how old their wives are. I know of a fellow who thought the woman he married was 32 at the time of the wedding but he found out later she was really 49. Twins To what extent do twins run in families? That is, if a man's mother, or grandmother, gave birth to twins is it likely he will be the father of twins? And how often do twins become the par ents of twins? The most interest ing situation I have recently heard of regarding twins is the case of a man in Olive Branch, Miss. He was .married three times. He had twins by his first wife, twins by his second wife and two sets of twins by his third wife. High Prices Southeastern Floridians are putting up a terrific organized battle against the high price of milk, which at this writing, is 26 cents a quart. Among the organi zations joining in the demand that something be done about a lower price for milk in Miami and vicinity is the American Le gion. The price of milk in Miami is now 42 per cent above that of the pre-World War II period. Sidelight Saw Mary Rogers, daughter of Will Rogers in Palm Beach. Mary seems very well fixed fi nancially. She is due to sail for New York shortly in her private yacht. ... At the polo field across from the cottage where we are currently domiciled, I saw Laddie Sanford in action. He has been playing polo here all winter. He has now left to play polo for about a month in California. After that he and Mrs. Sanford (Mary Duncan) will go to Alaska for a month of hunting and fishing. Follow ing that they will spend the sum mer in Old Westbury, L. I. Seems like a pleasant way to pass the time. THPAFTY 6UG-G6TA PBLIBTS GO ABOUT 4 TIMBS FARTHER TWAW OLD GTVLe SNAIL & SLUG KILLERS1. V Get After 'f siugs Now! vK&'i ri " ' PI They re Doing jv;'7 aW $1 V a Lot of it . y, J 1 J Damage to V Growth! f-: ilWfc New City Park Name Ballot (Note: Voting open to residents of Medford and vicinity. Submit ballot between April 3 and midnight. April 12 to Park Name Poll, City Hall. Medford, Ore. Winning name to be se lected by park advisory committee and approved by city council.) My choice.... Name Address... Park City Park Name Poll Here Brings Suggestion Variety Variety is a feature of Med- ford's city park name poll. Chair man L. J. "Bill" Cox of the park advisory committee said that so far 34 different names have been suggested for Medford's newest recreational area east of Bear creek between Jackson and Main streets. Suggestions range from peo ple's names to memorial or geo graphical titles, Cox reported. Closes Tomorrow The poll, which opened on April 3, will close at midnight, Wednesday, April 12. Residents Portland Attorney To Defend Wilsons Portland, Ore., Apr. 11 (U.R) Portland Attorney Irvin Good man has decided to defend Tur man and Utah Wilson, accused of the kidnaping-slaying of Jo Ann Dewey, because "I believe in their innocence,'' he said to day. Goodman said he has ques tioned both brothers exhaustive ly and obtained "documentary evidence" supporting their claim. The attorney pointed out that the Washington court must grant him permission to appear in Vancouver and that he must have a lawyer from that state as an associate. In a statement Monday, Good man asked "what efforts are be ing made" to apprehend other suspects in the murder. The Wilsons are being held without bail and their arraign ment is planned later this week, Clark county officers said. of Medford and the surrounding area have until that hour to drop their ballots at the post office. Entries should be addressed to Park Name Poll, City Hall, Med ford. On Thursday the advisory committee will begin a series of meetings to judge entries. Final choice is up to the city council. The advisory group probably will submit several names for council consideration, recom mending one. Recognition to be given the person or persons sug gesting the winning name is yet to be decided. Final decision on the name for the new park is expected at the regular council meeting April 18. Dedication ceremonies for the park, of which the swimming pool will be the attraction, are tentatively set for June 4. Mayor Diamond Flynn has set May 1 as deadline for completion of number of park projects. Higher Meat Prices In Portland Predicted Portland. Ore.. Apr. 11 (U.Ri Higher wholesole and retail meat prices were predicted for this area today by T. T. Swen son, representative of the U. S. department of agriculture mar ket news service. Swenson pointed out that Monday's 750-head cattle-run at the north Portland livestock market was the lowest in recent trade history. He foresaw a re flection in prices by mid-week. The run was 200 head below that of a week ago and 300 un der the salable total a year ago. 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